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G.O.O.D. Music's Dream Team

Sharief Easterling | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: 2chainz, Lakers, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Voltron, Common, Big Sean, Pusha T, Cowboys, Meek Mill, g.o.o.d. Music, Lil Wayne, Wale, Death Row, Ymcmb, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Video, Black Voices News

Quality rap music is few and far between these days but a union of this magnitude has endless possibilities. After getting a sample of the greatness on "Mercy" the whole word is patiently waiting for more of the classic material. From the looks of it Its gonna be a G.O.O.D. summer!

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Happy Birthday, Common! (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 03.13.2012

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Happy 40th Birthday Common! The Chicago born rapper hit the hip-hop scene 20 years ago and has since his lyrical skills into becoming a successful ...

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Sundance 2012 Top Picks: Keeping Us Human

Roya Rastegar | Posted 04.07.2012

Read More: John Krasinski, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Michael Cera, Jason Ritter, Valley of Saints, Sundance Film Festival, Ava Duvernay, Filly Brown, Terence Nance, Amanda Seyfried, Common, Edward James Olmos, Karin Chien, Kashmir, Entertainment News

In current times of civil unrest, economic injury, and political failure, we depend on love -- in all its complexity and even through untenable circumstances -- to keep ourselves human. Here are the top 10 films that cannot be missed in the coming year:

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Sundance, Ice-T, and Shades of the American Race in Cinema

Courtney Garcia | Posted 03.28.2012

Read More: Spike Lee, Entertainment News, Sundance Film Festival, Red Tails, Common, Race Relations, Ice T, Sheldon Candis, Omari Hardwick, Ava Duvernay, Sam Pollard, Black Film, Sundance Film Festival 2012, David Oyelowo, Entertainment News

Representation of the collective diaspora has always been thwarted by our need to classify films according to races other than white. Still, while labels can be debilitating, they can also be manipulated.

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Common Explains Feud With Drake

AP | By RYAN PEARSON | Posted 01.25.2012

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PARK CITY, Utah -- The Sundance Film Festival became the unlikely center of hip-hop's latest feud when actor-turned-rapper Drake and rapper-turned-act...

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Common, Atmosphere Headline Red Rocks' 1st-Ever Winter Show

AP | By CATHERINE TSAI | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Video, Red Rocks Hip-Hop, Denver Hip-Hop, Common, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Red Rocks Colorado, Denver Colorado, Denver News, Atmosphere, Hip-Hop, Colorado, Denver News

DENVER -- Over the decades, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Grateful Dead, U2 and hundreds of other acts have played the legendary outdoor stage at Red...

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Common Directs Another Diss Track At Drake

MTV News | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Common, Drake, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

The first rap battle of 2012 is officially in full swing and "Sway in the Morning" on Shade 45 and RapFix has the exclusive. Rumblings of a Common and...

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Common Says He Got His Mojo Back With His New Album

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Universal Music Group, The Dreamer the Believer, Common the Dreamer the Believer, Common, Warner Bros, Common Sense, Black Voices News

NEW YORK — Most people are excited before recording a new album, but Common didn't particularly feel that way. He says before making his ninth ...

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Common Responds To Drake Diss-Track Rumors

Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Video, Common, Drake, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Black Voices News

"I'll say this, it's a lot of artists out there that sing. And I don't think there's anything the matter with singing, but I just feel like I wanted t...

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Common Wants To Know What Chelsea Handler Likes In A Man

Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: TV Canada, Late Night Shows, Chelsea Lately, Video, Tv Replay, E!, Common, Reality-Free, TV News

Hip-hop artist Common stopped by "Chelsea Lately" (Weeknights., 11PM ET on E!) on Tuesday night, and as often happens on that show, the talk turned to...

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ReThink Review: New Year's Eve -- Star Power Gridlock

Jonathan Kim | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: New Year's Eve, Katherine Heigl, Michelle Pfeiffer, Lea Michele, Carla Gugino, Alyssa Milano, Rethink Reviews, Seth Myers, Jonathan Kim, Hector Elizondo, Sarah Jessica Parker, Movie Reviews, Jon Bon Jovi, Zac Efron, Til Schweiger, Halle Berry, Common, Hilary Swank, Star Power, Sofia Vergara, Garry Marshall, Abigail Breslin, Ludacris, Jessica Biel, Ashton Kutcher, Robert De Niro, Josh Duhamel, Cary Elwes, Video, Entertainment News

I'm not going to go into all the subplots, except to say that they all end as happily as you know they will from the very start.

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Common's "The Believer" With John Legend (Exclusive), Plus Chatting With Carl Thomas and Straight No Chaser's Charlie Mechling

Mike Ragogna | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Michael Jackson, John Legend, Craig Kallman, Heavy D., Weezer, The Temptations, Madonna, Dan Ponce, Carl Thomas, Barry Manilow, Common, Faith Evans, Bell Biv DeVoe, Jimmy Fallon, Plain White T's, Straight No Chaser, Video, Entertainment News

On December 20, Grammy award winning rapper/actor Common drops his new album, The Dreamer/The Believer, and presented here is an exclusive, advance track from the project.

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WATCH: Nicki Minaj Pushes LL Cool J Close To The 'Edge' With 'The Message'

Posted 12.01.2011

Read More: Video, LL Cool J, Grammy Nominations, Kanye West, Common, Adele, Grandmaster Flash, Bv-Pop-Culture-Entertainment, Nicki Minaj, Bv-Video, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Grammy Awards, Black Voices News

Aside from Kanye West and Adele landing the most Grammy nominations for 2012, the event's fourth annual prime-time special showcased some of the music...

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PHOTOS: Minaj, Pretty In Pink At Grammy Nominations Concert

Huffington Post | Julee Wilson | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Usher, LL Cool J, Grammy Nomination Concert, Grammy Nominations, Kanye West, Common, Taraji P. Henson, Hair-Beauty-Beauty, Katy Perry, Adele, Nicki Minaj, Slidepollajax, Black Voices News

They don't call her Barbie for nothing. Nicki Minaj was decked out in a blue skin-tight dress, sky-high pumps and her signature pink hair as she h...

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Common's Breakthrough Role On New Hit Show

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 01.17.2012

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NEW YORK — The history of slavery in America is a history of resistance, rebellion. Yet, movies and TV do not always showcase those themes. Tha...

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Photos From "True Hip-Hop"

Mike Schreiber | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: Nas, Photography, New Orleans, M.I.A., Mos Def, Nyc, Common, Hip Hop, Fat Joe, C-Murder, Slidepollajax, Wu-Tang, Music, Method Man, Odb, Dwele, Celebrities, Exposure, Slideadbigshot, Entertainment News

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Common Tells A Graphic Story In 'Let's Move'

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 12.24.2011

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A previously unreleased Common track materialized on the web last week, tiding us over until his album, The Dreamer, The Believer, drops in December (...

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Exclusive Excerpt From One Day It'll All Make Sense

Common | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Books, Book Excerpt, Common, Bv-Parenting, Father-Daughter Relationships, Father Daughter Relationship, Father Daughter, Black Voices News

Perhaps the greatest love of my life is my daughter, Omoye. As she's grown older, the two of us have forged a bond of friendship to go along with that father-daughter love. I love her spirit and her playfulness; it brings out the playfulness in me.

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WATCH: Common Inspires South Side Kids To Pursue Dreams, Not Crime

Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Video, Chicago Public Schools, Activism, Common, Chicago, Common Ground Foundation, South Side, Chicago Gangs, Chicago Gang Violence, Impact News

Though Common's wild success has taken him far beyond Chicago's rough South Side where he grew up, he's returned to help -- and inspire -- the underpr...

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Common on White House Controversy: It Was the Highest and Lowest Moment of My Life

Shira Lazar | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Kanye West, Shira Lazar, Common, The White House, Erykah Badu, What's Trending, Shiralazar, Entertainment News

From his new book One Day It Will All Make Sense to his reaction to all the bad press around his White House invite, the "influencer" candidly spoke to me about his spin on things.

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6 Questions for Alex Bogusky: Advertising and Social Causes

Jeff Sweat | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Alex Bogusky, Al Gore, Social Change, Common, Online Advertising, Advertising, Impact News

Alex Bogusky was one of the stars of the advertising world -- the force behind the Truth Campaign, and AdWeek's creative director of the decade for the 2000s -- until he dropped out of advertising last year.

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First-Day Attendance Up At Early-Start Schools

Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Cps Track E, Track E, Cps First-Day Attendance, Jennifer Hudson, First-Day Attendance, Chicago Public Schools, Common, CPS Attendance, Chicago, Cps, Illinois, Jean-Claude Brizard, Chicago News

It looks like a massive publicity campaign, including a door-to-door outreach by Mayor Rahm Emanuel and schools chief Jean-Claude Brizard, paid off. ...

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The Light Of The Sun: A Conversation With Jill Scott

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.23.2011

Read More: Vidal Davis, Charles Whitfield, Scott Storch, Lupe Fiasco, JR Hutson, Special Ed, Montez Roberts, Miles Davis, Spanky McCurdy, Block Party, ?v? Roane, Hounddog, Halle Berry, Storm, Andre Harris, Adam Blackstone, Big Momma Thornton, Jill Scott, Questlove, Anthony Hamilton, Quincy Jones, Frankie Beverly, Eve, Doug E. Fresh, R&b, Erykah Badu, Mos Def, The Roots, Black Thought, George Benson, Common, Black Panther, The a Group, Yameen Allworld, Marvel Comics, Al Jarreau, Herbie Hancock, Randy Bowland, Eric Wertheim, Lady GaGa, Dave Chappelle, Gerald Levert, Entertainment News

Jill has the #1 album in the country, and features Anthony Hamilton on her latest single, "So In Love." Here, she gives us some background on how her duet came about.

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Conservatives, Hip-Hop and 2012

Bakari Kitwana | Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Black Youth Vote, Election 2012, Conservatives, Common, Assata Shakur, Hip-Hop Caucus, Hip-Hop, Mumia Abu-Jamal, Elections 2012, Politics News

Is there a place in mainstream American political life for young blacks, whose political views don't always fall within traditional mainstream conservative/liberal lines?

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Common, Cats & Conspiracies: Highlights This Week

Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Photography, Cats, Cannes, Common, White House Poetry, Cannes Film Festival 2011, Cute Animals, Unlawful Killing, Film, Video Games, Nea, National Endowment for the Arts, Conspiray Theories, Arts News

It's been yet another bizarre, controversy-filled week on the Arts page. We've featured everything from a cute cat photographer to controversy at Cann...

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